Lowe’s Companies, Inc. [MOORESVILLE, N.C.] (NYSE: LOW) announced that Marshall A. Croom has been promoted to the position of chief financial officer. Croom succeeds Robert F. (Bob) Hull Jr., who announced plans to retire after 17 years with the company. Croom joined Lowe’s in 1997, following a successful 11-year career with Ernst & Young, including two years in the firm’s national tax department.

Robert Langer

Disney|ABC Television announced that Robert Langer has been named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Langer replaces Peter Seymour, who, after 20 successful years with the company, announced his plans to depart the group last November. Prior to this announcement, Robert Langer served as The Walt Disney Company’s country manager for Germany, Switzerland & Austria (GSA). Langer joined Disney in 1999 as director, Business Development, Global Licensing. In 2007 he was appointed chief financial officer for the global Disney Consumer Products (DCP) division. He was appointed general manager for DCP EMEA in 2009, responsible for DCP’s merchandise, publishing and The Disney Store’s business in Europe. Previous positions within Disney include roles at Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, where he served as chief financial officer, Disneyland Resort and chief financial officer, Global Segment Operations. Before coming to Disney, he worked at The Boston Consulting Group and ART Concerts Company, located in Munich, Germany.

Jonathon Levine

AIP Aerospace [SANTA ANA, Calif.] announced the appointment of Jonathon Levine as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he was Chief Financial and Administration Officer at Dayco. Prior to Dayco, Jonathon was the Chief Financial Officer for GKN Aerospace North America. He also spent 12 years at Tomkins PLC, including 4 years as CFO of Gates Corporation, and held senior financial positions at BAE Systems and Courtaulds Textiles.

Jaunt Inc. [PALO ALTO, Calif.] announced that it has appointed Fabrice Cantou as Chief Financial Officer. Cantou was recently the CFO of Dailymotion.

Motif Bio plc [NEW YORK] (NASDAQ: MTFB) announced that Robert Dickey IV has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer. He replaces Pete Meyers, who is retiring. Prior to joining Motif Bio, he was CFO at Tyme Technologies Inc. Robert previously held senior leadership positions at NeoStem, Inc., Hemispherx Biopharma Inc., Stemcyte Inc., Locus Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Protarga Inc. Mr. Dickey began his career as an Investment Banker at Lehman Brothers and Legg Mason Wood Walker Inc.

Atmos Energy Corporation [DALLAS] (NYSE: ATO) announced that Christopher T. Forsythe, Vice President and Controller, has been promoted by the Board of Directors to Senior Vice President and CFO. He replaces Bret J. Eckert, who is retiring. Forsythe joined Atmos Energy in June 2003 and was promoted to Director of Financial Reporting in September 2003, having previously worked as a Senior Audit Manager for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. He was promoted to his current position in 2009.

CSS Industries, Inc. [PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa.] (NYSE: CSS) announced that John M. Roselli will join the organization as its new Chief Financial Officer. David F. McHugh, who has served as interim Chief Financial Officer, will return to his prior position as the Company’s Vice President – Finance. Mr. Roselli has served in various senior financial positions with TE Connectivity and its former parent company Tyco International (“Tyco”), most recently serving as TE’s Vice President of Finance/Chief Financial Officer for its global Sensor Solutions business unit. Prior to his most recent position, John had similar financial leadership roles for TE’s Data Communications and Global Distribution business units. John began his tenure at Tyco as Director of Investor Relations and later served as TE’s Vice President of Investor Relations following TE’s spinoff from Tyco. Prior to Tyco/TE, John spent six years at Citigroup as an associate equity analyst.

HNI Corporation [MUSCATINE, Iowa] (NYSE: HNI) announced that Kurt A. Tjaden who has served as Chief Financial Officer of HNI Corporation since August 2008 has been appointed President, HNI International. Mr. Tjaden will continue as a Senior Vice President. Prior to joining HNI Corporation, Mr. Tjaden had significant experience working in Asia for Whirlpool, Gateway, and Procter & Gamble. Marshall H. Bridges has been appointed Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of HNI Corporation, reporting to Mr. Askren. Mr. Bridges joined HNI Corporation in 2001, and has served as Vice President Investor Relations and Treasurer, HNI Corporation; Vice President, Finance, Allsteel; and Vice President, Finance, Contract Furniture Group.

Stacy R. Reedy

North State Bank [RALEIGH, N.C.] announced that Senior Vice President Stacy R. Reedy has been named chief financial officer, having most recently served as general auditor and chief risk officer. Reedy started her banking career in the mid-2000s as an audit manager for Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP.

JazzHR [PITTSBURGH] announced the appointment of Brit Hutchins to the role of chief financial officer. Hutchins is the former CFO of Boston-based CrowdComfort. Prior to CrowdComfort, Hutchins held similar positions at several other startups, including Aras Corporation and VISTAGY.

Vincent J. Morales

PPG [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: PPG) announced that its board of directors has elected Vincent J. Morales to serve as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Morales is replacing Frank S. Sklarsky as CFO, who has announced his retirement. Morales will also join PPG’s executive and operating committees. Morales joined PPG in 1985 and advanced through various finance roles of increasing responsibility in the company’s Corporate Controller’s function, shared financial service center, plants and business units.

BJ Services [TOMBALL, Texas] announced Evelyn M. Angelle has joined the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ms. Angelle spent 12 years at Halliburton working in various senior roles, including Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain, Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President of Investor Relations. Before Halliburton, Ms. Angelle spent 15 years in Ernst & Young LLP’s audit practice.

Old Point National Bank [HAMPTON, Va.] announced that Laurie Grabow, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer has stated her intent to retire in the summer of 2017. Laurie worked in different areas of the bank throughout her career, starting in 1986 as Assistant Vice President of Operations. In 1995, she was named Audit Director and in 2000, Chief Financial Officer. Laurie also serves as the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Old Point Financial Corporation.

HYPERLOOP ONE [LOS ANGELES] announced the promotion of Brent Callinicos to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Callinicos served as the Chief Financial Officer at Uber Technologies from 2013 to 2015. Prior to Uber, Callinicos was VP, Treasurer and Chief Accountant at Google from 2007 to 2013. He also ran Google’s green energy investment portfolio. He held various roles at Microsoft from 1992 to 2007, where most recently he was CFO of the Platforms and Services Division. He also served as Microsoft’s Treasurer from 2000-2004. Callinicos also sits on the boards of Baidu, PVH and Rubicon Global.

ServiceMaster Global Holdings, Inc. [MEMPHIS, Tenn.] (NYSE: SERV) announced that Alan Haughie, its senior vice president and chief financial officer, will retire from the company in March. He’ll be succeeded by Anthony (Tony) DiLucente. DiLucente comes to ServiceMaster from HDT Global, a comprehensive provider of mobility solutions for military and government applications, where he served as executive vice president and chief financial officer since 2011. DiLucente’s background also includes executive positions with Honeywell International, Johns Manville and Masonite Inc.

ARC Group, Inc. [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] (OTC: ARCK) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Seenu G. Kasturi to serve as President and CFO, and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Kasturi replaces Daniel Slone as CFO, a position Slone has held since 2013. Kasturi has served as the President and CEO of Blue Victory Holdings, Inc. Prior to that, Kasturi founded K&L Investment Realty.

SmartZip Analytics, Inc. [PLEASANTON, Calif.] announced that Scott Baumgartner has joined the company as its first Chief Financial Officer. Baumgartner’s career history includes a 14-year stint at CallidusCloud. Most recently, Baumgartner was the Vice President of Finance at Accela. He started his finance career at KPMG and has also held leadership roles at Read-Rite Corp and Merant Software.

FirstCare Health Plans [AUSTIN, Texas] announced the appointment of Jeff Rayl as the organization’s new chief financial officer (CFO). He joined FirstCare in 2009.

iRobot Corp. [BEDFORD, Mass.] (NASDAQ: IRBT) announced the addition of Elisha Finney, executive vice president and chief financial officer at Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR), to its board of directors. Ms. Finney’s joined Varian in 1988 and was named vice president of finance and CFO in April, 1999. In January, 2005, she was promoted to senior vice president. Ms. Finney was named executive vice president of Varian in February, 2012. She recently announced her intention to retire from Varian when a successor is named, which is expected to occur during the fiscal year 2017. Ms. Finney also serves on the board of directors at ICU Medical and previously served as a board member at Altera Corporation, Thoratec and Laserscope.

AVANT [CHICAGO] announced that Brendan Taylor assumed the role of chief financial officer. Brendan joins AVANT from CVM Solutions.

Royal Cup Coffee & Tea [BIRMINGHAM, Ala.] announced that William L. (Chip) Wann Jr. joined the company as chief financial officer. Wann most recently served as chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Mspark. Prior to his time at Mspark, he served as senior vice president of financial operations for the home health division of Amedisys, Inc. Wann also served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Surgical Care Affiliates (SCA). Prior to his time at SCA, Wann served as vice president and chief financial officer of Protective Life Corporation. Additionally, Wann previously served as vice president of investor relations and corporate finance for Protective Life. He started his career in the Birmingham office of Ernst & Young, LLP.

Servotronics, Inc. [ELMA, N.Y.] (NYSE MKT: SVT) announced the hiring of industry veteran Lisa Bencel as Chief Financial Officer. After leaving GE as a Manager of Finance, she held several executive positions with increasing financial leadership responsibilities including Business Controller at AlliedSignal (now Honeywell), Vice President of Finance, Business Planning & Control at Ericsson, Vice President of Finance at L-3 Communication’s Space & Navigation division, and Controller at Raytheon Technical Services Company. Prior to joining Servotronics, Ms. Bencel was the Global Controller and Treasurer at the privately held information services company kgb.

Crestone Capital, LLC [BOULDER, Colo.] announced that Hull K. McKinnon has joined firm as its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Partner. Mr. McKinnon joins Crestone from the venture capital firm Altira Group, where he served as General Partner and previously CFO. Mr. McKinnon assumes leadership of Crestone’s CFO responsibilities from Doug Bonnette, who has spent the past 18 years at Crestone and is transitioning into retirement after a nearly 40-year career. Mr. Bonnette will join the Crestone board of advisors and will remain with Crestone in an Of Counsel role.

Lenox Park Solutions [NEW YORK] announced the hiring of Christopher L. Finley as its Chief of Finance & Operations. Prior to his new role at Lenox Park, Christopher was an investment banker at Deutsche Bank Securities and Morgan Stanley. He was also an analyst for Oaktree Capital Management’s long-short Emerging Markets hedge fund. He was previously a member of Lenox Park’s advisory board.

Steven Gatoff

PagerDuty [SAN FRANCISCO] announced the appointment of Steven Gatoff as chief financial officer. Before joining PagerDuty, Gatoff led Rapid7. Gatoff also held financial executive roles at United Online, Sterling Commerce and VeriSign. He began his career in investment banking.

Bank of Hawaii [HONOLULU] announced that Kent T. Lucien, vice chair, currently Bank of Hawaii’s chief financial officer, will become chief strategy officer. Dean Y. Shigemura, senior executive vice president, will be promoted from controller to chief financial officer, succeeding Kent T. Lucien. These appointments are effective March 1. Prior to joining Bank of Hawaii as a member of its Managing Committee as vice chair and chief financial officer in 2008, Lucien served on the bank’s board of directors from 2006. Lucien’s previous experience includes serving as chief executive officer of operations and chief financial officer at C. Brewer & Co. Ltd., a Hawaii corporation with operations in agriculture, food processing, industrial services and real estate. Lucien previously served on the board of Wailuku Water Co. and Maui Land & Pineapple Inc., where he served as Audit Committee Chair. Shigemura has been a member of Bank of Hawaii’s Managing Committee since 2008. Shigemura began his career at Bank of Hawaii in 1999 as vice president and investments officer. He was promoted to senior vice president in 2002, and was named executive vice president and bank treasurer the following year. In 2014, Shigemura was promoted to controller. Prior to Bank of Hawaii, he worked as vice president and financial analyst for The Shidler Group.

Trisha Rosado

Animal Supply Company (ASC) [IRVING, TX] welcomed Trisha Rosado as its new Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Trisha was CFO at Flavors Holding, Inc and held senior finance positions at Sara Lee and US Foods. She will work closely with, and support, Ken Fish, as he transitions from Chief Financial Officer to Executive Vice President Corporate Development.

Medicenna BioPharma Inc. [HOUSTON and VANCOUVER], a wholly owned subsidiary of Medicenna Therapeutics, Inc. announced that it has appointed Elizabeth Williams as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Medicenna, Ms. Williams was the Vice President of Finance and Administration at Aptose Biosciences Inc. (previously Lorus Therapeutics Inc.). While at Aptose, she held several positions, including Acting Chief Financial Officer.

The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: HAIN) announced the appointment of Stephen J. Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective September 3, 2013. The planned retirement of Ira J. Lamel as Chief Financial Officer, effective August 31, 2013, was previously announced on September 5, 2012. Stephen Smith was most recently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Elizabeth Arden, Inc. since 2001. Prior to joining Elizabeth Arden, he was a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and its predecessor, Coopers & Lybrand LLP.

Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (NASDAQ: RDEN) announced that Stephen J. Smith has resigned as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in order to accept a position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer with The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. Mr. Smith will remain with the Company through September 1, 2013.

AccentCare announced the appointment of Jeffrey S. Sherman as chief financial officer, effective September 16, 2013. Mr. Sherman was most recently the executive vice president and chief financial officer of LifePoint Hospitals (NASDAQ: LPNT). Prior to joining LifePoint in April 2009, Mr. Sherman served as vice president and treasurer of Tenet Healthcare. From 1990 to 2009, he worked in a variety of capacities at Tenet and its predecessor company.

LifePoint Hospitals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) announced that Leif Murphy has been appointed chief financial officer, effective September 14, 2013. Murphy succeeds Jeffrey S. Sherman, who is leaving the Company. Before joining LifePoint in 2011, he served as president and chief executive officer of DSI Renal, Inc. Prior to DSI, he was senior vice president and treasurer at Caremark, Inc. He has also held leadership roles at Renal Care Group, Inc., National Nephrology Associates, Inc. and HealthSouth Corporation.

IO announced that Michael Berry has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Berry joins IO from SolarWinds where he was Executive Vice President and CFO. Prior to SolarWinds, Mr. Berry was CFO at i2. Prior to his CFO experience, Mr. Berry served in various executive roles at The Reynolds and Reynolds Company, most recently as Senior Vice President of Solutions Management, Development and Operations. He has also held executive management positions at Comdata Corporation and Travelers Express Co. (now MoneyGram International). Mr. Berry is currently a Member of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee Chairman for Rapid7.

SolarWinds, Inc. (NYSE: SWI) announced that Michael Berry, executive vice president and Chief Financial Officer, will leave the company to take a CFO position at a high tech growth company. Berry will remain CFO of SolarWinds through October 1, 2013, while transitioning his role. Effective October 1, 2013, Jason Ream, currently vice president of Growth Strategy, will be named Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO. Mr. Ream joined SolarWinds in April 2009 as Vice President, Business Development and Investor Relations. Since then, Mr. Ream served in an operational role as Vice President, Tools leading the integration of DameWare, which was acquired by SolarWinds in December 2011. Prior to joining SolarWinds, Mr. Ream worked for J.P. Morgan as an Executive Director in investment banking from July 2006 to January 2009. From July 1999 to July 2006, he held various roles in investment banking at UBS, Piper Jaffray and Credit Suisse First Boston.

Host Analytics announced the appointment of Ian Halifax as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Ian was CFO at Grass Valley. Prior to that, he spent four years as CFO at Wind River Systems. He was also CFO at Micromuse. He was also CFO at Macrovision. In the early part of his career, he held numerous finance positions at technology companies including Sun Microsystems and Wang Labs, as well as spending time at KPMG.

RingCentral, Inc. announced the appointment of Clyde R. Hosein as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining RingCentral, Mr. Hosein served as Chief Financial Officer for Marvell Technology Group. Mr. Hosein also served as Marvell’s Interim Chief Operating Officer from 2008 to 2010. Prior to joining Marvell he served as Chief Financial Officer for Integrated Device Technologies, Advanced Interconnect Technologies and Candescent Technologies. Mr. Hosein began his career with IBM Corporation, where he held positions in engineering, operations and finance

Annaly Capital Management, Inc. (NYSE: NLY) announced that it has appointed Glenn A. Votek as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Mr. Votek was previously the Company’s Chief Administrative Officer. The company’s Chief Financial Officer, Kathryn F. Fagan, has decided to retire. Mr. Votek joined the Company in May 2013 from CIT Group where he was an Executive Vice President and Treasurer since 1999 and President of Consumer Finance since 2012. He also previously served as Chairman of the Board of CIT Bank. Mr. Votek joined CIT in November 1999 following its acquisition of Newcourt Credit Group, at which time he was appointed Treasurer. Prior to the acquisition, he was the Treasurer of Newcourt Credit Corp. and AT&T Capital Corporation. Mr. Votek has also held various treasury and financial management positions within AT&T Corporation, Amerada Hess Corporation and Westinghouse Credit Corporation.

Voltari Corporation (NASDAQ: VLTC) announced the hiring of John Breeman as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Voltari, Breeman served as CFO of Mojiva, Inc. During the years preceding his role at Mojiva, Breeman worked for many firms providing strategic and financial oversight, as well as leading Corporate Development teams at IDT, AT&T and Siemens Corporation.

GreenHunter Resources, Inc. (NYSE: GRH)announced that the Company has appointed Ronald (“Ron”) McClung as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective September 1, 2013. Mr. McClung initiated his career as an audit manager while at public accounting firms KPMG and Robinson, Burdette, Martin & Cowan, LLP, and as a Corporate Controller while at Key Energy Services, Inc. and as a Chief Financial Officer at Basic Energy Services, Inc. Most recently, Mr. McClung has served as Corporate Controller for Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc.

Opus Bank announced that Thea K. Stuedli, Opus’ Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, has resigned from the Bank, effective August 30, 2013. Additionally, Opus announced that Nicole M. Carrillo, Opus’ Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer since January 2011, has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective August 30, 2013, as well as appointed a member of the Bank’s seven person Executive Committee. Ms. Carrillo will also become a member of the Board of Directors of the Opus Community Foundation. Prior to joining Opus Bank, Ms. Carrillo worked in the financial services practice of the KPMG LLP Los Angeles office since 2001, having most recently served as an Audit Senior Manager.

TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals announced the appointment of Pete A. Meyers as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Meyers was most recently Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Health Care Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. He joined Deutsche Bank in 2005 after serving six years with Credit Suisse First Boston LLC where he was a Managing Director in Health Care Investment Banking specializing in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sectors. Prior to that, he worked at Dillon, Read & Co., specializing in health care mergers and acquisitions.

NeoStem, Inc. (NASDAQ: NBS) announced today the appointment of Robert Dickey IV as Chief Financial Officer. Larry May, the Company’s long-time CFO, is assuming the newly-created position of Vice President, Strategic Initiatives. Mr. Dickey is joining NeoStem from Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. where he served as Senior Vice President. Prior to Hemispherx , Mr. Dickey was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Business Unit Manager at StemCyte, Inc. Other management experience includes leadership positions at Protarga, Inc., and Locus Pharmaceuticals. Previously, he spent 18 years as an investment banker, 14 of those at Lehman Brothers, with a background split between M&A and capital markets transactions across a variety of industries.

InVivo Therapeutics Holdings Corp. (OTC: NVIV) announced that Francis M. Reynolds has resigned from his positions as Chairman, CEO and CFO of the company due to his medical condition. The Board has appointed Sean Moran, the company’s Director of Finance, as acting CFO.

Targeted Medical Pharma, Inc. (OTC: TRGM) announced the appointment of William B. Horne as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Horne previously held the position of CFO at various companies, including OptimisCorp, a privately held healthcare technology company, and Patient Safety Technologies, Inc. He also held supervisory positions at Price Waterhouse, LLP.

Govplace announced the appointment of Mark A. Serway as Chief Financial Officer of the company. Mr. Serway joins Govplace after spending five years with Akima, LLC., where he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Akima, LLC., he served as Chief Financial Officer of Employment Enterprises, Inc. and Paradigm Solutions Corporation. He also served in senior financial leadership positions with Lockheed Martin IT and Getronics Government Solutions.

USAA Real Estate Co. has named Jim Hime as the company’s new chief financial officer, effective September 1, 2013. Mr. Hime joins USAA Real Estate Company from the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (“ADIA”) where he was employed for three years as Chief Financial Officer of the Real Estate and Infrastructure Department. Before joining ADIA, Mr. Hime was with the Lionstone Group. Earlier, Mr. Hime was co-founder and managing director of Hawkeye Partners, and served as senior vice president and head of capital markets at Hines Interests. Before joining the real estate sector, Hime spent 20 years at Baker & Botts, where he became a partner and was responsible for opening the firm’s New York office.

First Sound Bank (OTCBB: FSWA) announced that Phyllis Nomura has joined as executive vice president and chief financial officer. She most recently served as executive vice president and chief financial officer for Core Business Bank. Nomura began her career in 1994 with Deloitte before joining the banking sector. Over the succeeding years, Nomura served in various accounting and finance, operations and regulatory leadership roles for First Security Bank of Washington, Viking Bank, Washington Mutual and Core Business Bank.

Interstate Hotels & Resorts announced the appointment of Carrie McIntyre as chief financial officer. She most recently served as the Company’s executive vice president and treasurer. Early in her career, McIntyre worked in corporate controller and senior accountant positions for a technology company and accounting firm, leading to her position as vice president and corporate controller at MeriStar Hotels & Resorts.

Interactions Corporation announced that Edward Durkin has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Durkin most recently served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Tactical Communications Group, LLC (“TCG”). Prior to TCG, Durkin served as CFO and Vice President of Incipient. He also served as CFO of Sockeye Networks, Open Market, Radview Software, Starburst Communications, and served as Director of Finance and Administration at CrossComm Corporation. Initially, Durkin spent 10 years with Ernst & Young LLP. Durkin has also served on the Board of Directors and as the Audit Committee Financial Expert for Community Bancorp Inc. prior to its acquisition by Citizens Financial Group, as has also served on the Board of Directors at Incipient, TCG and Cast Navigation.

American Restaurant Concepts, Inc. (OTC: ANPZ), operator and franchisor of the award-winning Dick’s Wings & Grill® restaurants, announced that it has appointed Daniel Slone to serve as the new Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He currently serves as the Controller of Blue Victory Holdings. Before Blue Victory, Mr. Slone served as the Director of Operations of LCS Corrections Services. Prior to that, he acquired more than seven years of franchising experience with Pop-A-Lock, initially serving as the Vice President and Director of Franchise Operations for the company and later serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the company’s largest franchisee.

BUMP Network is proud to announce that Gregg Parise has joined the company as its new President and CFO. Parise was hired away from Hambrecht & Quist as the Senior Vice President and co-manager of the equity trading department at Raymond James in St. Petersburg, FL.

Angie’s List (NASDAQ: ANGI) announces that Thomas R. Fox will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Angie’s List, Mr. Fox served as Senior Director, Business Planning and Operations for Nokia. Mr. Fox came to Nokia through its acquisition of NAVTEQ. Mr. Fox was a 10 year member of NAVTEQ’s leadership team serving in various roles including financial planning and analysis, investor relations and product management. Prior to NAVTEQ, Mr. Fox served in investment banking and asset management roles. Mr. Fox will assume his responsibilities at Angie’s List effective September 24th.

Rita’s Italian Ice announced the appointment of John Dombroski, who has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company. Most recently, Dombroski served as Chief Financial Officer of Sancoa, and previously held senior finance positions with Hasbro, and Campbell Soup.

Joyent announced the appointment of Brett Newsome as the company’s Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Brett served as the Chief Financial Officer for GoGrid. Prior to GoGrid, Brett was the Vice President of Finance for UltraDNS, which was acquired by Neustar.

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc. (OTC: APDN) announced that Karol Kain Gray will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Gray comes to the company from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, where she was Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration. Ms. Gray served as the Executive Vice President/Treasurer of the Chapel Hill Foundation Real Estate Holdings, Inc., Treasurer of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Investment Fund, Inc. (CHIF), Treasurer of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Foundation, Inc., and Secretary/Treasurer of UNC Management Company. Ms. Gray also sits on the Board of Directors of Chapel Hill/Carrboro Chamber of Commerce, MBA @UBC LLC, UNC Press Board of Governors, and UNC Health Care System. Her previous position was at the University at Stony Brook, where she worked her way up steadily as a financial analyst, chief accountant, controller, Vice President for Finance and Administration and the Chief Financial Officer. Since August 2011, Ms. Gray has been a Director, Chairman of the Audit Committee and Member of the Compensation Committee, for APDN. Ms. Gray succeeds Kurt Jensen who resigned effective today to pursue other interests. In addition to serving as President and CEO, Dr. James Hayward will serve as interim CFO until October 7, 2013, when Ms. Gray’s appointment as CFO becomes effective.

Internet America, Inc. (OTC: GEEK) announced the appointment of Randall J. (Randy) Frapart as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Frapart replaces William E. (Billy) Ladin, who resigned from these positions and continues as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Frapart also currently serves as the Chief Financial Officer of US Dataworks, Inc., a position held since July 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Frapart served as President of Albeck Financial Services, Inc., a pre-audit accounting firm. Before that, Randy was CFO of Plumgood Food. Formerly, Randy served as CFO of publicly traded HyperFeed Technologies, after being CFO/CEO of Cyvent Technologies. Mr. Frapart began his professional career working 12 years with KPMG in Chicago.

INetU announced that Tim O’Keefe has been hired as Chief Financial Officer. O’Keefe started his career at KPMG, followed by various financial executive positions with publicly held companies as well as start-up organizations. Most recently, he served as CFO for DBSi International Inc.

Omnitek Engineering Corporation (OTC: OMTK) announced the promotion of Alicia Rolfe to chief financial officer from controller, succeeding Janice Quigley who elected to retire from her position. Prior to joining Omnitek, Rolfe served as head of financial reporting for Rancho Trade, Inc. Earlier in her career, she served as a staff accountant for ZD Market Intelligence, a subsidiary of Ziff-Davis, Inc.

Webroot announced that John Post, former vice president of finance, has been named chief financial officer. Before joining Webroot, he was vice president of tax at DISH Network and Echostar Corporation. Prior to that, he was tax director at Molson Coors Brewing Company, and has also held management roles at First Data Corporation and Deloitte Tax LLP.

Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Murray Goldberg has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Goldberg has served as Chief Financial Officer of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since 1995. Prior to joining Regeneron, Mr. Goldberg was Vice President, Finance, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a Director of the private biotechnology company PharmaGenics, Inc. Previously, Mr. Goldberg was Managing Director, Structured Finance Group at the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., and prior to this, he served in various managerial positions in finance and corporate development at American Cyanamid Company.

Micrel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MCRL) reported that Ray Wallin, Chief Financial Officer and VP of Finance & Human Resources, has informed the Company of his intention to resign his position.

Spirit AeroSystems, Inc. (NYSE: SPR) announced that Phil Anderson has been named senior vice president of Defense and Contracts. Sanjay Kapoor has agreed to join the company as senior vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Anderson in that position. Kapoor has served as the chief financial officer at divisions within the Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation. Mr. Kapoor most recently served as vice president, Integrated Air & Missile Defense, Integrated Defense Systems, Raytheon.